جاءَcame هلالcrescent العامthe year عامyear الهناjoy
جاءَ هلال العام عام الهنا
مبشِّراًbringing glad tidings إذwhen قدمarrived الصاحبthe Sahib (vizier)
مبشِّراً إذ قدم الصاحب
The year's crescent came—the year of joy—
The new year's crescent moon arrived
Bringing glad tidings as the Sahib arrived.
Announcing as our friend set foot
فقلتُso I said إذwhen شبهتهI likened it to حاجباًan eyebrow
فقلتُ إذ شبهته حاجباً
فيin حالتيهِits two states هكذاthus الواجبwhat is fitting
في حالتيهِ هكذا الواجب
I said, when I likened it to an eyebrow,
I said, resembling an eyebrow
"In both its guises, this is as it should be:
In both states this is what's required
وزيرناour vizier الأولthe foremost لكنَّهbut he
وزيرنا الأول لكنَّه
جاءَcame وفيand in خدمتِهhis service حاجبa chamberlain
جاءَ وفي خدمتِه حاجب
Our vizier is foremost, yet he
Our prime minister, yet with him
Came, and in his service was a chamberlain."
Came an attendant in his service
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.